n.BA.LM.AMP.21HS (Agricultural Markets and Procurement) 
Module: Agricultural Markets and Procurement
This information was generated on: 07 May 2024
No.
n.BA.LM.AMP.21HS
Title
Agricultural Markets and Procurement
Credits
4

Description

Version: 4.0 start 01 August 2023

 

Study Programme Food Technology
Regulations Applicable RPO, 29 January 2008, School of Life Sciences and Facility Management Academic Regulations, 15 Dec. 2009, Annex for the Bachelor of Food Technology degree programme
Module Type  
  Compulsory Module  X Elective Module    Optional Module
Planned Semester 4th oder 6th Semster
Module Coordinator Anja Schnyder
Telephone / E-Mail +41 (0)58 934 50 65 / anja.schnyder@zhaw.ch
Lecturer(s),
Speaker(s),
Associate(s)
  • Anja Schnyder
  • Jason Roger Parry
  • Sonja Trachsel
  • Lectures from partner universities
  • External speakers
Entrance Requirements Management, Marketing und Kommunikation
Learning Outcomes and Competencies Professional competences:
The students …
  • can describe the different characteristics and constraints of important agricultural markets.  
  • can describe key aspects of a sustainable food chain.   
  • can analyze product differentiation situations, the corresponding transaction costs and the impact on the processor’s procurement options.  
  • understand, represent, and analyze concrete food value chain cases.  
  • can discuss the impacts of food value chains and solutions for sustainable food chains.
 
Interdisciplinary competences:
The students …
  • can approach issues from an international perspective and understand the importance of contacts.
  • can use new contacts.
  • are skilled at dealing with cultural diversity (are culturally sensitive) in an international / intercultural context, and are open, respectful, and curious.
  • can communicate effectively in an international / intercultural business administration setting.
  • can engage in self-organized teamwork. 
  • can recognize cultural differences within and between organizations, in an international context.
  • can systematically shape their own development based on reflection on themselves and their actions in an internationally oriented environment.
Module Content Agricultural markets:
  • Examples of agricultural commodities and their characteristics
  • The environment of important agricultural markets in Switzerland/Europe/worldwide
  • Characteristics of a sustainable food value chain
  • Structure and function of selected agricultural markets
  • Agricultural market equilibrium  
 
Procurement:
  • Megatrends and requirements for procurement
  • Strategic and operational procurement processes
  • Procurement management and controlling
  • Supplier selection for new raw materials
  • Management of suppliers for existing raw materials
  • Differences in supplier relationships (partnerships versus top-down relationships)
Follow-up Modules Marketing and Sales in Food
Methods of Instruction 
  • Theory inputs
  • Case studies in virtual teams
  • Coaching sessions
  • E-Learning
Digital Resources
  • Screencasts
  • Padlet
  • MS Teams and/or Zoom
  • Moodle
Lesson Structure / Workload  
 Contact Hours 15
 Guided Self-Study 15
 Independent Self-Study 90
 Total Workload 120
Classroom Attendance Kick-off meetings (phase 1 and phase 2), external expert inputs, final meetings (phase 1 and phase 2)
Assessment Erfahrungsnote (100 %): Assessment of a range of activities completed throughout the course of the semester (individual work plus teamwork)
Language of Instruction  English
Comments This module is set up as a COIL (Collaborative Online International Learning) module.

Details on the involved partner universities and the module outline will be given every year shortly before the start of the module.

As part of the module, joint attendance days may take place with the foreign university partner(s). For this purpose, ZHAW students may travel abroad, or foreign students may come to the ZHAW. The cost contribution for travel & accommodation, which ZHAW students must cover themselves in the event of a trip abroad, is 200-300 sFr.

This module is part of the specialisation in Food Management & Sustainability but can also be joined by students who have chosen one of the other two specialisations in the degree programme.

 

Note

Course: Agricultural Markets and Procurement
No.
n.BA.LM.AMP.21HS.V
Title
Agricultural Markets and Procurement

Note

  • No module description is available in the system for the cut-off date of 07 May 2024.